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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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